A model for recognition of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-18

  Procopio, M ^a   Lahm, A ^b   Tramontano, A ^c   Bonati, L ^a   Pitea, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b IRBM   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Molecular recognition; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Protein modelling; Structure prediction

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; OXYGEN; PHOTOACTIVE YELLOW PROTEIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036153480     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0014-2956.2002.02619.x     Document Type: Article

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